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Features of Reproductive Biology of Invasive Species Gmelinoides fasciatus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) Inhabiting Lake Onega

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The paper considers features of the reproductive biology of invasive species Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing, 1899) (Crustacea: Amphipoda) that contribute to its naturalization in recipient water bodies. The population of this species in the Petrozavodsk Bay of Lake Onega is characterized by the predominance of females over males and the formation of harems. This phenomenon contributes to the rapid growth in the number of alien amphipod species in the new environment. The fecundity of the species varied from three to 24 eggs per female. The study of the dynamics of embryonic development showed that two mass hatchings take place during the reproduction season in Lake Onega. The body size and age pattern of egg-bearing females have been characterized. A decrease in individual fecundity and average body size of females occurring during the reproduction season was associated with two massive hatchings. From the end of July, the females of the new generation of the current year begin to reach sexual maturity and gradually replace the females of the parental generation.

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Sidorova, A.I. Features of Reproductive Biology of Invasive Species Gmelinoides fasciatus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) Inhabiting Lake Onega. Russ J Dev Biol 53, 198–207 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062360422030079

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